Re: CC1E::7B56/128 I'm in the 0.3% club

Congratulation Brad !! :) Well done..

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 4:20 AM, Brad Edgeworth <edgie512_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently got my digits, and am so thankful to have this portion of the
> journey completed. My last lab, I took in October, and managed to blaze
> through TS, and had 30 minutes left to verify everything was working and
> within TS guidelines. Next was the CONFIG section, and managed to have
> that completed with 1 1/2 hours to spare. As I went back and verified, I
> correct things that were put on the wrong router, seeked
> clarification/confirmation from the proctor on what the question answered.
> I forced myself to stay in my chair, and keep going through the lab to
> check, double-check, triple-check everything etc.
>
> When I left, there was only a couple of tasks that could be interpreted a
> different way; but they only totalled up to about 6 or so points. I left
> the lab in full confidence knowing that I had finally passed the infamous
> Route/Switch Lab. While at the airport bar, I knew that I was done
> performing the cross-country journeys to validate my knowledge, and can
> start spending my weekends with my family again. I checked my email
> during my flight change in ATL which showed my lab was graded. So I
> quickly fumble through logging onto Cisco's Website.
>
> FAIL. TS score was below 80%.
>
> I feel sorry for the guy sitting next to me on the next flight, as I was
> furious, and he knew it. I was going to request a re-read, so i started to
> work on my re-read justification. In the words of Scott Morris "If you
> feel this strongly about it, and can word it in a nice,
> professional-sounding detailed case then I would think it worthwhile to
> request a re-read". My BlackBerry was smoking hot at 30,000 feet, as I
> typed in my justification. I wrote a novel detailing all of the TS
> problems, the solutions, and how I worked around Cisco's caveats. In
> addition, I made notes to conversations I had with the proctors in the
> configs, to reduce a he said/she said. (You're probably wondering how I
> did that.... Banner messages!)
>
> After I got home that night, I paid the $250, and put my novel into the
> re-read notes. I got the standard, your re-read will be done in about 3
> weeks. Week 3 rolls around the corner, and still no results.
>
> Just as week 4 starts to hit, I check my re-read status, and notice that my
> grade report, lab status, and re-read status are gone/disappeared. WTF?
> Then I found this website (
> http://ccie-quest.driftverket.se/2011/10/ccie-30914-do-not-fear-reread.html
> ).
> The next day I wake up to an email stating that my lab has been
> changed from FAIL to PASS.
>
> Rock On! I'm in the 0.3% club! So my advice is to make use of 'Banner
> messages' and follow the advice of Scott when you request a re-read, give
> them your viewpoint.
>
> Now I start my journey on Service Provider.
>
> -Brad
> CC1E::7B56/128
>
>
> Now that I've done w/ R/S I am renting out my rack at low weekly rates.
> Unicast me for more info.
>
> Material I Used That I Can Recommend To Others:
> ************************************************
> Books:
> Cisco Press TCP/IP Vol 1 & 2 by Jeff Doyle
> INE Vol 1
> Narbik Kocharian s Soup to Nuts (Free) --
> http://www.micronicstraining.com/freedownloads/soup-to-nuts-free-labs.pdf
>
> Other:
> Scott Morris Audio Bootcamps Great for the car ride into work. But I
> bet Scott must hate sitting in traffic by now!
> CCIE R/S Quick Review Kit (Free) --
> http://inetcon.org/study/CCIE_RS_Quick_Review_Kit.pdf
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
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Best Regards
Arslan Ahmed
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Email : arslanahmed4_at_gmail.com
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